I have been active in the baseball industry for about a quarter century after beginning my career as a cpa, mostly as an area scout assistant scouting director special asst. The mariners organization had already scaled back tony blenginos role, but now the statistical guru brought over by jack zduriencik from milwaukee has been cut loose entirely. How book of cub scouting by boy scouts of america abebooks. Oct 28, 2008 ms scouting director dismissed, source says originally published october 28, 2008 at 12. A lot of discount books and discount text books are put on sale by many discounted book retailers and discount bookstores everyday. These are the two guys that zduriencik brought over from milwaukee blengino is the guy behind the department of baseball research that is being established and the one pushing the organization into the 21st century of baseball analysis. Maybe youve noticed that tony blengino hasnt really shown up in articles for some time. How one 8page book inspired the creation of the boy. Mariners special assistant to the gm baseball operations tony blengino, was told last week his contract would not be renewed in 2014. But tony blengino, a former scout and front office exec with the brewers and the mariners, now writing as an analyticsoriented contributor on, feels otherwise.
Gm tony blengino and mariners scouting director tom mcnamara. Zduriencik, a firsttime general manager, is remaking the scouting staff, the front office and. Movies books music theater classical music tvstreaming comics games. One of those speaking out is blengino, the former no. Nov 30, 2008 now blengino is running the mariners newest creation, a department of statistical research. How to build your own minor league scouting network. That means for five years i groaned inside whenever anyone asked me what i did. The scouting book for boys is a 2009 british dramathriller film directed by tom harper, produced by ivana mackinnon, and written by jack thorne. The news about engle is fantasticahes one of the best international scouting directors in the business. Apr 10, 2014 over at fangraphs, tony blengino analyzes the risks in longterm pitching deals and wendy thurm breaks out every player on a 40man roster by contract type fielders and pitchers. Jack portrayed himself as a scoutingstats hybrid because thats what he needed to get the job, blengino said.
Dustin ackley and the opposite field lookout landing. This site was created for shoppers to compare book prices and find cheap books and cheap college textbooks. Tony blengino uses deeper metrics to explain why the san francisco giants, who are reportedly interested in signing zack greinke, should leave the starting pitcher for another team. Jul 11, 2018 in a whistleblowertype move, former mariners scout tony blengino revealed the truth after the mariners fired him by saying that it was he who completed zdurienciks application package and that the idea of zduriencik understanding stats was a ruse. This week, lets take a look at the seasontodate overall and flyball park factors for all 30 parks, one league at a time, focusing on some interesting parkspecific information. Mariners bring in accountant to crunch players numbers the. May 14, 2015 tony blengino lays out why mariners ace felix hernandez has been the best pitcher of the 21st century by comparing him to recent greats, and examines what makes king felix special. While we do our best to get things right the final word on policy and procedure is found in the resources produced by your scouting organization. View mike cubbages profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. During this time, he headed up the mariners analytics department, and had significant involvement in all aspects of the baseball operation, including pro and amateur scouting, 40man roster management and.
The fire once started, what a meal he can prepare out there in the open. Tony blengino i have been active in the baseball industry for about a quarter century after beginning my career as a cpa, mostly as an area scoutassistant scouting directorspecial read more. There are many resources that are helpful in determining where to find books. Oh, and btw, just to be clear, the great tony blengino would have provided the advanced stats for most of those moves. The sabr baseball research award, formerly known as the sporting newssabr baseball research award, honors those whose outstanding research projects completed during the preceding calendar year have significantly expanded our knowledge or understanding of baseball. Former mariners employees shed light on front office dysfunction. This book was not what i expected when i ordered it. Quantifying the greatness of felix hernandez, the best. In a whistleblowertype move, former mariners scout tony blengino revealed the truth after the mariners fired him by saying that it was he who completed zdurienciks application package and that the idea of zduriencik understanding stats was a ruse.
Speakers sabermetrics scouting and the science of baseball. Mariners special assistant to gm, tony blengino, looking. Hot stove u jack zs old school and new school baseball. It will be the head coach, presidents, vpplayer personnel, and the college scouting director decision where, when, and if at all, the organization drafts this type of prospect.
Were pulling up the tarp and getting ready to resume play at scoutingbook. Tony razzano has written a masterpiece for the fan, coach, scout, and player personnel director who wish to learn of and to improve the process of talent evaluation. Book scouting is the process of searching for books that are typically purchased by internet booksellers for resale or trade. The rays ryan yarbrough is the most underrated pitcher in. Books consulted include john sickels minor league scouting notebook 1996 and 1997, as well as tony blengino and larry bumps future stars, and various editions of the baseball america almanac. The book was originally a manual for selfinstruction in observation, tracking and woodcraft skills as well as self. Scouting book tools and lists for finding better baseball prospects, closers and more. Mike cubbage special assistant to president of baseball.
Ms scouting director dismissed, source says originally published october 28, 2008 at 12. Smart news keeping you current how one 8page book inspired the creation of the boy scouts how a little military textbook evolved into a movement that would captivate generations of young men. Youve already learned that the best products to sell online are books, dvds, cds, and new and used vhs tapes. Mariners bring in accountant to crunch players numbers. The rookies of 19981999 tony blengino and lawr michaels blend objective. The first speaker of the day was special assistant to the gm tony blengino. Now blengino is running the mariners newest creation, a department of statistical research. Every weekday morning, al melchior, derek vanriper and michael beller discuss everything you need to know in fantasy baseball, in about 15 minutes. Jack portrayed himself as a scoutingstats hybrid because thats what he needed. Popular scouting books showing 150 of 424 scouting for boys. May 20, 2015 as it turns out, the orioles caleb joseph, in fenway park against joe kelly back on april 17, authored the luckiest home run of 2015 to date.
Nothing on this website is an official publication of, nor bears the endorsement or sponsorship of any scouting organization. Scouting or the scouts the scout movement is a voluntary nonpolitical educational movement for young people open to all without distinction of gender, origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the founder, baden powell. Tony fielded questions about many of the young players who made it to seattle last year, as well as some players throughout the minor league system he thought fans could expect to see before the end of this year. Jack zduriencik is the former general manager of major league baseballs seattle. Tony blengino lays out why mariners ace felix hernandez has been the best pitcher of the 21st century by comparing him to recent greats, and. Minor league handbook 1998 green book you cant scout. Baseballs new top 100 john benson, tony blengino on. Feb, 2014 first, if you havent read tony blengino s fascinating take on the idea that theres a optimal batted ball type, go do that. Tony black was born in newcastle in australia and raised in scotland and ireland. Dec 10, 20 eric wedge sat simmering in a safeco field conference room as the mariners managers bosses laid into him.
Zduriencik leans on his righthand man tony blengino, an experienced statistical analyst who broke form earlier in the decade by getting into scouting, for the newage thinking to complement his decisions. No, the dodgers should not have started clayton kershaw in game 7. He also writes weekly columns about minor league baseball for espns web site. The purpose of the scout movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full. Learning how the expert book scout uses scouting tools to maximize his or her effectiveness in finding the most valuable books possible is fun and profitable. Aug 26, 20 mariners special assistant to the gm baseball operations tony blengino, was told last week his contract would not be renewed in 2014. Diamond library future stars the rookies of 19981999 tony blengino and. The team turned out to the phillies, but it could have been anyone, and the player turned to be oregon state lhp ben wetzler, though it too could have been anyone. Phillies projected to win 68 games phillies nation. Nov 11, 2008 football nflstandingsnfceast divisionwltpctpfpan. Ms scouting director dismissed, source says the seattle. My role is basically to be jacks right hand in player evaluation of all types, be it at the major league level, putting the bigleague club together, or working handinhand with our pro scouting director, carmen fusco, our amateur scouting director, tom mcnamara, and our director of player development, pedro grifol. It stars thomas turgoose, holliday grainger, rafe spall, susan lynch, tony maudsley, and steven mackintosh.
John sickels baseball page hes the author of the 1997 stats minor league scouting notebook, which contains prospect reports on 650 minor league baseball players. This comes on the heels of the announcement that bob engle and lee pelekoudas will be staying with the team and that tom mcnamara and tony blengino will be following zduriencik from milwaukee to seattle. The case for retaining jack zduriencik prospect insider. A handbook for instruction in good citizenship by lord robert badenpowell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Zduriencik, a firsttime general manager, is remaking the. Successive roles involving scouting and player development comprised most of the next. Both sides have something to learn from the other, and those that value any information available are those who are having the most success. Ken blackman ronnie blanco carl blando kent blasingame tony blengino. Robert badenpowell shelved 17 times as scouting avg rating 4.
Just watch him and compare his appetite with that of a boy who lounges at a lunch counter in a crowded city. Let the grading and lettering system alert the ram organization that the prospect is an outstanding player with problems or deficiencies. Jan 19, 2010 both sides have something to learn from the other, and those that value any information available are those who are having the most success. Before i offer any supporting evidence, please have a. The author mixes technical information with human interest tales that will bring chuckles and smiles. Encyclopedia of 19th century major league baseball donald i. A handbook for instruction in good citizenship is a book on boy scout training, published in various editions since 1908.
Scouting for boys abebooks abebooks shop for books. Book scouting is the process whereby a book in one language or market is brought to the attention of a publisher in another language or market. This was the fifth year in a row the seattle mariners played host to the chapter meeting. Chief among them is former assistant gm tony blengino, who was let go in august. Inside the secret world of literary scouts publishing. It was 14 months ago, two days after the 2012 season, and mariners president chuck. How book of cub scouting by boy scouts of america and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From wikibooks, open books for an open world apr 23, 2020 tony blenginos stories. The numbers for the first half are in the books, giving us an opportunity to reflect on what has already happened and what it might portend for the second half of the season. Ms scouting director dismissed, source says the seattle times. Scoutingbsa wikibooks, open books for an open world. Blengino had become increasingly less visible within the. Over at fangraphs, tony blengino uses steamer projections to predict the nl east. Yet, you throw in chone figgins, doug fister, mike morse, michael pineda, justin smoak, and a brutal track record in developing prospects.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mikes. Luckily, there are quite a few excellent books, periodicals, and web sites available to get the skinny on upandcoming players. For a two year span beginning in 2005, bill hall was one of baseballs best kept secrets. A handbook for instruction in good citizenship paperback by. Blengino breaks down individual components of steamer in almost all of the categories, the phillies finish last, including batting obp, slg, and bb% as well as pitching obp, slg, and bb% while finishing last in the division in projected defense. In addition to the meeting, nwsabr members staffed an informational booth for fan fest.
Tony blengino i have been active in the baseball industry for about a quarter century after beginning my career as a cpa, mostly as an area scout assistant scouting directorspecial read more. More about using this site and buying books online. Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary. It is said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. I wrote future stars one of the first minor league prospect evaluation books to be published, and after that, i was a contributor to fangraphs and espn insider for. Tony blengino has 11 years of experience in the baseball industry, the last five as special assistant to the gm with the seattle mariners. From sabr member tony blengino at fangraphs on february 25, 2014. Oct 29, 2008 this comes on the heels of the announcement that bob engle and lee pelekoudas will be staying with the team and that tom mcnamara and tony blengino will be following zduriencik from milwaukee to seattle. For five years i was an international literary scout. Lets talk seattle mariners front office lookout landing. The northwest chapter of sabr nwsabr held its first meeting of 2012 at safeco field from 12 pm to 3 pm on sabr day, saturday, january 28. An employee whom zduriencik fired, tony blengino, made the claim that he, not. It was the jack and tony show that first year, a former frontoffice member said. Scouting occupies a strange niche in book publishing, itself a rather inscrutable business from the outside, and after a time most scouts resign themselves to workingvery.
In essence, youll substitute each publication in place for a real life scout. Husband, father, baseball executive, scout, writer, etc. But the best way to begin learning how to be an expert book scout is to start with the books in your very own home. Sabr baseball research award society for american baseball. If that is true, then scouting should be flattered by the large number of fictional works that either focus on scouting, refer to scouting, or imitate scouting. You know i was talking about this season, and jacks efforts to get to the playoffs. Area scouts, the home visit, and the phillieswetzler affair. Because unlike 90% of the articles about fixing dustin ackley, this.